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schoolboy error

A very simple, basic, or fundamental mistake or error. Primarily heard in UK. Thanks to a schoolboy error by their opponents' keeper, the football club will advance to the next round of the tourney. The math textbook had to be reprinted after several schoolboy errors were discovered in some of the equations.

See also: error, schoolboy

schoolboy humour

  (British & Australian) also schoolboy humor (American & Australian)

stupid jokes that are rude but not very offensive Isn't he a bit old for this type of schoolboy humour?

See also: humour, schoolboy

schoolboy Scotch

n. wine. Give me a pint of that schoolboy Scotch.

See also: schoolboy, scotch